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The whole of Cæsar's conduct in these two campaigns sufficiently demonstrates that he had no intention of making an absolute conquest of any part of Britain.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgThe whole of Cæsar's conduct in these two campaigns sufficiently demonstrates that he had no intention of making an absolute conquest of any part of Britain.
Burke asserts that Julius Caesar did not intend to fully conquer Britain during his campaigns.
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